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In the semi-finals, the Holy Spirit Church team was eliminated in the first match. In the individual competition, they were defeated by Miss Gu Yuena with a score of 7 to 1, and they didn't even have a chance to fight in a team.
Zhongli Wu was indignant and determined to take revenge.
Xu Tianxi used his mental power to sense that Zhongli Wu was discussing something with his followers, but he didn't care much. He just urged all parties to make good plans and wait for the big fish to fall into the net.
This time, he wanted to go on a killing spree, and at least kill a few Super Douluo to make up for his investment.
The second semi-final begins, with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy team facing the Snow Demon Sect.
Xiao Hongchen, as the team leader, was surprisingly the first to appear. Seeing that the person coming up was Huo Yuhao, a Five Rings cultivator, he nonchalantly put his hands behind his back and said,
"You are quite powerful, but the distance between Soul King and Soul Saint is a chasm. I advise you to admit defeat and let Long Aotian take over."
Huo Yuhao's eyes were calm, his mental strength restrained. He said, "To underestimate your opponent is to underestimate yourself. I will show you how powerful I am."
"Haha, that's up to you. There are not many people who can be my opponent."
Xiao Hongchen pulled up a proud smile on his face, turned around and retreated, possessed by the three-legged golden toad martial spirit, and his appearance was slightly less dignified. Immediately, hundreds of metal cannon barrels rose up and aimed at the target from a distance.
At the same time, he secretly contacted Xu Tianxi: "Old Xu, brother, I want to open a spirit ring. The 100,000-year sixth ring is too eye-catching. Remember to change it to a 10,000-year spirit ring for me."
"I understand. Take it easy." Xu Tianxi echoed from the high platform with a helpless smile on his face.
"Hehe, I feel relieved with you around. Tomorrow night, brother, I'm going to the underground soul mentor competition to support you. Remember to give me a high score."
Xiao Hongchen's ideology has seriously deteriorated, and he intends to use off-field means to have a private relationship with the referee. Xu Tianxi's face is dark, and he is determined to have zero tolerance for such behavior.
When he was practicing overseas, he asked Meng Hongchen to bring back the soul contract spell to temporarily replace him and form souls for everyone.
Meng Hongchen's 100,000-year sixth ring made Jing Hongchen very jealous, and even stimulated Xiao Hongchen; so when Xiao Hongchen broke through the sixth ring, Jing Hongchen invited his friends to go to the Mingdou Forest to invite the soul beast ancestor, and joined the Hongchen family from then on.
As far as he knew, Xiao Hongchen and his hundred thousand year old soul got along very well. The only regret was that his attributes could not be further improved and cultivated into the ultimate gold.
Well, even Xiong Jun's cultivation is so strong that he can't even reach the Ultimate Gold. So it's probably really hopeless to obtain the Ultimate Gold that Young Master Xiao has been dreaming of. Xu Tianxi asked many people but none of them had any solution.
However, despite this, Xiao Hongchen's attack power has reached an extremely powerful level. Being his opponent is equivalent to being locked in a soul guide fortress.
Huo Yuhao's hair stood on end and his back felt cold. The threat posed by Xiao Hongchen to him seemed to be even greater than that posed by Long Aotian.
Below the stage, Vina shook her head and said solemnly, "Xiao Hongchen's talent for soul guides is indeed as terrifying as the rumors say. With such a vast number of soul guides, it's enough for him to challenge soul masters and soul instructors who are even more powerful than him."
Jin Peng said worriedly: "And this guy also has a hundred thousand year spirit ring. I really don't know how he did it."
From everyone's perspective, Xiao Hongchen's soul ring configuration was very similar to that of their sect master, two yellow, two purple, two black, and the seventh soul ring was bright red like blood; if nothing unexpected happened, the next two rings would also be red rings, which was something that Long Aotian could not do.
The last Tang Wutong was just a showpiece, and the situation of this Xiao Hongchen is unclear, but he is a pure soul engineer, positioned to launch turrets. It doesn't matter even if he is just a showpiece, as long as his soul power is sufficient.
"Soul masters are naturally weak, far inferior to that angel soul master and Xu Sanshi. I'm afraid it's because of the Heavenly Court. They claim that they can allow soul masters to sign contracts with soul beasts without being restricted by the soul beast's age limit. It seems to be true."
Vina sighed, her gaze shifting from the two individuals on the field with a huge disparity in strength to Xu Tianxi, who was dozing with his eyes closed on the podium, appearing detached from the world. She sighed inwardly, "Since the start of the match, you haven't made a single move. Could it be that in your eyes, there's no need for us to even fight?"
But you have countless extraordinary people under your command, and any one of them can dominate the whole field, so there is really no need for this, Vina smiled to herself.
Su Tong, the ultimate ice and snow, Xiao Xiao, the twin martial souls, Xu Sanshi, the descendant of Xuanming, those two sisters, one with invincible power, the other controlling multiple elements, are both top-notch Super Douluo seeds, and may even have the possibility of impacting the Ultimate Douluo. I really don't know where you found so many talents from.
Since the competition was held, many people have been discussing who is the second best player in this competition, and few people are discussing the best player.
The people of the Sun and Moon Empire unconditionally trust Xu Tianxi, who can chat and laugh with Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen. The people of the original Three Kingdoms all feel tremendous pressure from the terrifying lineup of the Heavenly Court team.
The team members are already so formidable, and the captain's strength can only be stronger. The Body Sect has no intention of competing for the championship, and the goal is only to fight for second place, otherwise Xu Sanshi alone can make them green with shame.
The first battle ended not slowly. Even though Huo Yuhao used the mirror soul skill in the first moment and replicated Long Aotian's skin martial soul, he could not withstand Xiao Hongchen's overwhelming bombardment.
Huo Yuhao rushed left and right but could not find a chance to break out. Xiao Hongchen was equipped with a powerful soul guide that could defend against mental attacks. Huo Yuhao's mental attacks were useless, and he could not get close in close combat. He was soon knocked out of the arena due to exhaustion.
"Next one." Xiao Hongchen shook a finger, pursed his lips, and looked at Long Aotian provocatively.
"If he wants to see me, I'll go meet him."
Long Aotian stood up, pushed away his teammates who were trying to test the air for him, and strode onto the competition stage. The air supported his body, and he exuded the power of unity between man and nature.
Seeing that Long Aotian was really provoked, Xiao Hongchen's expression became more serious. After looking at him for a while, he suddenly smiled mysteriously and said:
"The unity of heaven and man, I've seen it before. Isn't your realm very profound?"
"It's true that I'm no match for that Angel Soul Douluo, but I'm quite confident that I can deal with you." Long Aotian immediately thought that the other party was talking about Ye Guyi. The gap in cultivation between the two was too big, and he couldn't resist.
"No, no, no, you're wrong. I'm not talking about her, but someone else." Xiao Hongchen said something that confused Long Aotian, and then he smiled faintly and said:
"Compared to him, your realm is much lower. Your methods are not very useful to me."
He had to admit that the other party was a character, who had cultivated himself to become a Soul Saint in the Body Sect. If he had not met Xu Tianxi, the other party might have been qualified to look down on him.
But who had made him pick up Xu Tianxi while wandering outside? The feeling of being suppressed all the time was not good, but the opportunity that followed made him even more happy.
The unity of man and nature, that person had already mastered it and had even done confrontational training on himself. Long Aotian's unity of man and nature exerted considerable pressure, but it could not make him lose control.
Seeing Xiao Hongchen's "boastful words", as if he was really not affected by his momentum, Long Aotian frowned and said coldly: "No matter what, I will let you know the strength of my Body Sect."
"Hehe, please."
Xiao Hongchen appeared playful on the surface but serious on the inside. With a wave of his hand, he controlled twice as many soul guide cannon barrels as before. He stared at Long Aotian without blinking, ready for battle.
With Ye Yulin's shout of "Let the game begin", the battle began and a thrilling battle broke out on the stage.
The soul guide artillery fire was endless, and the body's combat skills were displayed. Long Aotian rushed left and right under the artillery fire, and launched an offensive of chasing stars and catching the moon.
There were many seventh-level soul guides floating around Xiao Hongchen, and a ninth-level soul guide, Hongchen Blessing, was hidden in his chest. He was not afraid of the opponent's fierce attack at all.
The newly built competition stage became riddled with holes in a very short time. The two Soul Saints were both masters of demolition, and the soul guide light shield encountered dozens or even hundreds of aftermath bombardments. The audience could not even see what the two were fighting.
Finally, at a certain moment, the two of them used their martial soul true bodies.
The three-legged golden toad beast appeared and instantly transformed into a group of top-level soul guides, aiming at the opponent. Long Aotian stood up and turned into a ten-meter-long jade giant. However, this time, he was riddled with holes and bleeding, and it was far from as easy as last time.
Xiao Hongchen is not Tang Wutong. Even if he doesn't train his body, his continuous explosive power has caused Long Aotian to suffer a great loss and almost broke his defense. If he doesn't use his martial soul's true body, he will have no chance!
"Boom~!"
Several seventh-level soul guides and one eighth-level soul guide showed their power, colliding with Long Aotian's strongest combat skills in the three-in-one state of martial soul true body, silver-level awakening, and unity of man and nature. The aftermath was earth-shaking.
Amidst the chaotic colors, a figure covered in blood flew backwards and fell to the ground below the competition stage.
It's Long Aotian!
Everyone from the Body Sect rushed over to rescue Long Aotian. Vina released her Snow Lotus Martial Spirit, and a snow lotus petal fell. The bloody hole on Long Aotian's body began to stop bleeding.
"Ahem, ahem, the geniuses of your Body Sect are really powerful and quite strong."
On the bumpy competition stage, Xiao Hongchen floated in the air briefly, covering his mouth and coughing.
There were large patches of torn corners on his clothes, but his injuries were not serious. Only blood was oozing from the corners of his mouth, which was due to his poor physical condition.
Upon hearing this, all the geniuses of the Body Sect immediately glared at him. He was so arrogant even after winning the fight. Did he think that there was no one in their Body Sect?
Xiao Hongchen's mentality was really a bit arrogant. Seeing that everyone in the Body Sect was dissatisfied, he crossed his arms and smiled arrogantly, saying;
"Although I've suffered some minor injuries, it doesn't mean I can be defeated by you. Come on, come on, come on, I, Xiao Hongchen, will defeat seven of you alone today!"
"Throughout history, top talents have never been afraid of challenges. If you want to fight me, then I will. I will use you as my whetstone to make me even stronger!"
On the stage and below the competition stage, Xu Tianxi and Meng Hongchen turned their heads at the same time, with a look of "I don't know this flirty guy" written all over their faces.
Xu Tianxi was confident that he could defeat Xiao Hongchen with one punch, but he still couldn't bring himself to say such cruel words in public.
"After two consecutive battles, your soul power has been depleted by more than half, and your blood and qi are unstable. If they fight you in a rotation and drain your soul power, you will be obedient." Xu Tianxi laughed inwardly, thinking that Hongchen was really floating on the sky.
Only Jing Hongchen stared at Xiao Hongchen with shining eyes, feeling very pleased and considering Xiao Hongchen as the future hope of the Hongchen family.
It is a waste of youth if one is not frivolous.
Soon, the new genius of the Body Sect came on stage. This time, he used a calf martial soul soul king that had never appeared before. He used his speed to start a free-range fight.
Xiao Hongchen smiled coldly, manipulating the soul guide cannon to carry out bombing in all directions without blind spots, and using firepower to forcibly blow the opponent away.
Seeing that he was about to utter more harsh words, Meng Hongchen could no longer bear it. He flashed onto the stage and knocked the shameful old man unconscious with his palm knife. Then he smiled gently at the tactics of the Body Sect and said:
"I will accompany you in the next battle. Please."
With the bright sunshine shining on her head, her soft and natural silver hair sparkled like stars. She slowly took out a pair of ice swords as thin as cicada wings, and her aura changed.
"What should we do? Should we continue fighting?" Vina asked her companions. Meng Hongchen was also a Soul Saint with a hundred thousand year soul ring. No one in the Body Sect could defeat him except Long Aotian.
"Fight! Fight no matter what!" Jin Peng said. He didn't want to see the Body Sect retreat without a fight.
Vina smiled bitterly: "Okay, then I'll go first."
Gu Tong said: "I will go up fifth, Chen Yu will go up sixth..."
Jin Peng nodded vigorously: "This old man and the Sect Master will watch you fight hard!"
Jin Peng has high expectations for the younger generation of the Body Sect. In a sense, they are the last sparks of genius of the original Three Kingdoms.
In the previous competition, Tianlongmen was defeated by the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, Shrek was eliminated by the Heavenly Court, and only the Body Sect was left of the original three kingdoms.
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Jin Peng soon realized that subjective expectations could not change the objective gap in strength. Meng Hongchen used his sword to break the moves with astonishing speed, and he almost killed the enemy with one sword in every battle.
Vina, Gu Tong, Chen Yu and Lan Susu were defeated one after another, the Body Sect was eliminated, and the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy advanced to the finals.
This day's victory was a feast of celebration for the people of the Sun-Moon Empire. Their team swept all opponents and will soon meet in the finals!
It was also on this day that Xu Tianxi received information that a big fish was about to be caught in the net.
"Sea God Island has reappeared and is rectifying the actions of the Sea God Alliance. They are suspected of colluding with the Holy Spirit Church. Be careful."